Mental Wellness Services
At the Transgender Health & Wellness Center
Relational and Identity-Affirming Care
At the Trans Health & Wellness Center (TH&WC), we believe that mental wellness is a vital part of thriving — and everyone deserves access to affirming, respectful care.
Our mental wellness program is completely free and does not require insurance.

Private Counseling with leading therapist

Van Ethan Levy (they | elle) is a queer, non binary, trans, socialized as female, Latinx, Egyptian and Jewish, who is autistic and has dynamic disabilities among many more historically excluded identities. They are dually licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT 118131) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC 8269), Van is passionate about holding space for all intersections of one’s identity(ies). Van is dedicated to social justice & believes it is vital to cultivate an awareness of our own internal strengths, specifically our resilience as we continue to grow and discover ourselves. Van believes it is important to trust and validate our experience(s) & journey(s). Van aims to use a trauma informed lens and hopes to help you learn ways to help support yourself in the best way possible. Van also provides trainings on trans and non binary identities, is author of the interactive book Exploring My Identity(ies) (2020), produced a Documentary called Do Something: Trans & Non Binary Identities (2021), put on an international conference called Do Something: Identity(ies) (2022) (with the recordings available for purchase) and developed No More GateKeeping app that provides trauma-informed questions for the provider to use during the assessment with the clients and populates a letter, and the founder of No More GateKeeping national list of providers who all agree to provide assessments & write letters in one assessment.

Marika (she) is a queer, Black, neurodiverse person with dynamic disabilities who has been supporting LGBTQPIA+ community members for most of her life. She engages from a client centered, inner strength based and anti-oppressive positionality. She is dedicated to social justice and believes that it is important to find awareness of one’s resilience in the process of self-discovery and acceptance. Her goal is to create a safe trauma-informed space for us to explore ourselves and learn healthy ways to cope. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, LGBTQ+ identity, self-esteem, parent-child attachment, and foster care/adoption.
📞 Get Started
If this program interests you, don’t hesitate to contact us:
📧 [email protected]
📞 (760) 202-4308
🕒 Monday–Friday | 11am–5pm
We are ready to help you on your journey.
Affirming, Trauma-Informed Approach
Our care is person-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in:
Cultural humility
Anti-oppression
Sex-positivity
We work in partnership with you to understand your unique experiences, needs, and goals — honoring your story and identity every action of the way.

What we support
We provide support in a variety of ways, including:
One-time assessments and letters to support access to affirming medical care (hormones, surgery, procedures, and more)
LGBTQPIA+ affirming care for individuals, relationships, families, and groups
Culturally responsive support for asylum seekers and migrants
Help navigating coping strategies — which may involve relationships with substances, gambling, sex, and/or many more ways of coping.
Support for those experiencing interpersonal or sexual violence
Help with anxiety, depression, and the emotional process of coming out or being outed
Support for Youth & Families
We recognize that youth and young adults can experience particular challenges when families are still learning how to show up with understanding and support.
For many people in our community, coming out is met with confusion, fear, violence, isolation, and/or centering of others’ experiences instead of their own.
We’re here to support both young people and their loved ones in navigating those dynamics with care and compassion.

Supportive Care
Our mental wellness team can work with:
Families
Guardians
Chosen family members
…to build understanding, support healing, and create safer spaces where everyone can grow — together.
We also offer support around all kinds of interpersonal relationships, including friendships, romantic partners, and many important connections.

You Deserve Support
We’re here to support you, wherever you are on your journey.
You deserve to be supported — just as you are.